GL Accountant
Finance, Banking & Legal · Banking & Investments · Corporate Finance · Financial Analysis
In short
The GL Accountant supports the Finance and Accounting organization with primary responsibility for general ledger accounting and financial close activities for the PKI & IoT business. This role prepares journal entries, accruals, prepayments, balance sheet reconciliations, and variance analyses, and supports European VAT accounting, financial reporting, statutory requirements, audits, and internal controls.
Responsibilities
- Preparing, analyzing, and posting journal entries as part of the monthly and quarterly close.
- Calculating, preparing, and analyzing monthly accruals and prepayments.
- Preparing and reviewing assigned balance sheet reconciliations and resolving reconciling items.
- Supporting timely and accurate monthly and quarterly financial reporting in accordance with applicable accounting policies.
- Performing account and month-end variance analysis to identify and resolve unusual items.
- Maintaining appropriate accounting documentation and supporting schedules.
- Owning day-to-day general ledger accounting activities.
- Supporting European VAT accounting, reconciliations, and compliance requirements.
- Supporting local statutory reporting, year-end review procedures, and external audit activities.
- Preparing accounting schedules and documentation supporting internal and external audit requests.
- Supporting intercompany accounting and reconciliations, as applicable.
- Coordinating with Finance team members to ensure transactions are appropriately recorded and reconciled.
- Providing payment-processing support to Accounts Payable.
- Supporting the Accounting Controller in maintaining an efficient and well-controlled close process.
- Supporting implementation and maintenance of accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
- Identifying and implementing improvements to accounting processes, systems, reconciliations, and close activities.
- Supporting system implementations, finance transformation initiatives, and process documentation.
- Supporting migrations to ERP systems, including financial data mapping, testing, validation, and reconciliation.
- Collaborating across Finance and with business partners to resolve accounting issues and improve end-to-end processes.
- Supporting or leading ad hoc accounting projects, analyses, and cross-functional initiatives as business needs arise.
- Traveling up to twice per year for team meetings.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Minimum of four years of accounting or finance experience, preferably including general ledger and month-end close responsibilities.
- Experience working in a general ledger accounting or financial close role.
- Working knowledge of IFRS, European VAT accounting, journal entries, accruals, prepayments, and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Ability to perform several tasks concurrently with ease and professionalism.
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
- Organized, responsible, and self-managed, with excellent follow-up and tracking skills.
- Meticulous and detail-oriented.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively in English.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, with strong Microsoft Excel skills.
- Experience with ERP or accounting systems and financial close processes.
- Proficient in Adobe PDF applications.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience using artificial intelligence (AI) tools is helpful but not required is preferred.
- Willingness to learn and adopt AI-enabled tools is preferred.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and rewards package
- Competitive benefits and annual leave offering, allowing for work-life balance
- A vibrant, welcoming & inclusive culture
- Extensive career development opportunities and resources to maximize your potential
- To be a part of a global organization that is pioneering the hardware, software and services that allow people to confidently navigate the physical and digital worlds
Skills
AccountingFinancial ReportingGeneral LedgerJournal EntriesAccrualsPrepaymentsBalance Sheet ReconciliationsVariance AnalysisVATIFRSMicrosoft ExcelERPAdobe PDF
#accounting#finance#general ledger#financial close
About ASSA ABLOY Group
Let’s create a safer and more open world – together! ASSA ABLOY is the global leader in access solutions with sales of SEK 121 billion and 52,000 employees. The Group has operations in over 70 countries and sales worldwide. ASSA ABLOY’s innovations enable safe, secure and convenient access to physical and digital places. Every day, we help billions of people experience a more open world. We have a feeling of discovery and urge to innovate by working together and telling it like it is, enabling us to be always growing, never boring and leading right. Do you want to be encouraged to act, have…
Company
ASSA ABLOY GroupJob Posted
4 days ago
Expires
in 2 months
Employment Type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Experience Level
Associate
Locations
Salt Lake City, United States
Qualification
Bachelor
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